Porn’s Future is at Stake at the Cal/OSHA Hearing Today

“The vote will be in public, and it will be during the second part of the meeting.” ~Sarah Mone, OSH Standards Board spokeswoman.

The OSH Standards Board, which sets measures within the Cal/OSHA program, will be voting today on whether or not the proposed new rules to the existing § 5193, “the condom law” will be issued.

The hearing will be at 10:00 AM (PST), in the Harris State Building, 1515 Clay Street in Oakland, CA.

In addition to mandating condoms use, some of the proposed new rules would require dental dams for oral sex scenes and safety goggles for facials. Widespread, vague, and potentially far-reaching, the new proposals include could extend beyond how porn is filmed. They open the door to penalties for the promotion and distribution of “non-compliant” productions. In other words, this could change “modern porn” as we know it.

This is not about the right to bareback. This is not about the right to film it. This is about refuting the false allegations of Michael Weinstein and the AHF that the porn industry is nothing more than financially incentivized bug chasers whose PASS screening system is a junior high science project.

He’s attacked adult performers. He’s lied to our community. And now he’s again smearing Senate Candidate Scott Wiener for supporting us. The hour is here and the time is now to silence Weinstein forever.